A tree (M1), in front of a schematic representation of three sealed water pots in a rack, without horizontal line at the bottom, with the downward lines descending to the bottom (W017A); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24) (NU20)

Readings

nꜥr.t-ḫnt.t: Aggregated from sources · not yet reviewed
[1]

Pronunciation: nꜥr.t-ḫnt.t
Note: Vowels are not attested in Egyptian writing; the transliteration is a modern scholarly convention, not a reconstructed pronunciation.

Functions

Logogram: nꜥr.t-ḫnt.t20th nome of Upper EgyptAggregated from sources · not yet reviewed
[1]

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Grouped by the Unikemet catalog [reference]

𓈇N23 · An irrigation canal 𓈈N24 · A parcel of land with irrigation ditches 𓈭NL13 · A double forked tool for the mending of nets, with a broad middle section (V26), written vertically, in front of a crook (S38); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24)𓈮NL14 · A schematic representation of three sealed water pots in a rack, without horizontal line at the bottom, with the downward lines descending to the bottom (W017A), in front of a spear made into a standard, with a circle on either side of the spear tip, with a loop over the standard (Jsesh R15); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24)𓈱NL17 · A tusk of an elephant (F18), above a human hand (D46); above a half round loaf of bread (X1) beside a plan of a crossroads in a village (O49); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24)𓈲NL17a · A windpipe and lungs (F36), in front of a cluster of signs consisting of a tusk of an elephant (F18), above a human hand (D46); above a half round loaf of bread (X1) beside a plan of a crossroads in a village (O49); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24)𓈳NL18 · EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH NL018 𓈴NL19 · EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH NL019

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Sources

[1]: Unicode Consortium. Unikemet Data for Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Unicode 17.0.0 (Unikemet-17.0.0.txt).
Cited for: U+1324C
[2]: Gardiner, Alan H. Egyptian Grammar. 3rd ed. Griffith Institute, 1957.
Origin of the Gardiner sign-list numbering (e.g. A1, D21).
Cited for: Sign-list NU20

External data

From Unikemet 18.0.0, Unicode, Inc. Not reviewed by this archive; sources vary. Licence · Source

Description: A tree (M1), in front of a schematic representation of three sealed water pots in a rack, without horizontal line at the bottom, with the downward lines descending to the bottom (W017A); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24).
Functions: Logogram (20th nome of Upper Egypt)
Readings (unreviewed): nꜥr.t-ḫnt.t
Core status: Core
Catalogue: NU020 · N-11-042

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